Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings
Best Undergraduate Business Programs Methodology
These undergrad business programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2011. To appear on this survey, the undergraduate business program must be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,098 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 9,865
- Setting:
- urban
Philadelphia, PA
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa., near Drexel University. Undergraduates can study in four academic departments: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wharton.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,732 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,299
- Setting:
- urban
Cambridge, MA
Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,540
- Setting:
- urban
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,590 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $37,265 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 27,027
- Setting:
- urban
Ann Arbor, MI
A public institution, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor was founded in 1817. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor offers a Greek system, where 20.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 16.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,576 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,570 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 15,595
- Setting:
- suburban
Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,595, with a gender distribution of 44.6 percent male students and 55.4 percent female students. 43.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 57.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,097
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Founded in 1831, New York University is a private institution. New York University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,008 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,834 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 18,579
- Setting:
- suburban
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is a public institution that was founded in 1789. The school has 36.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is 14:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,794 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $32,506 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 38,420
- Setting:
- urban
Austin, TX
University of Texas--Austin was established in 1883 as a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,396 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,108
- Setting:
- urban
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,541 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,935
- Setting:
- rural
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.
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